1 00:00:14,481 --> 00:00:16,550 They love all the different stuff you've worked on. 2 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:18,619 -Did you tell them I can do it? -Yep, but not for three weeks 3 00:00:18,652 --> 00:00:19,653 'cause you've got this other gig. 4 00:00:19,686 --> 00:00:21,388 Are they okay with that? 5 00:00:21,421 --> 00:00:23,524 They are happy to work around your availability. 6 00:00:23,557 --> 00:00:27,795 Good. I do... I do like freelancing, but, you know, 7 00:00:27,828 --> 00:00:31,398 sometimes I miss being in the same place every day, 8 00:00:31,431 --> 00:00:33,701 seeing the same people, you know, work friends. 9 00:00:33,734 --> 00:00:36,570 Yeah. You're always the new boy as a freelancer, aren't you? 10 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:38,004 Or girl, in your case. 11 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:41,275 Lady. 12 00:00:41,308 --> 00:00:43,677 -Woman? -Woman. 13 00:00:43,710 --> 00:00:46,714 Right. Business chat done. Let's go grab that lunch. 14 00:00:46,747 --> 00:00:49,817 Grab, uh, oh, dear. Um... 15 00:00:49,850 --> 00:00:51,385 Have we got lunch booked for today? 16 00:00:51,418 --> 00:00:54,188 Yes, straight after coffee. A nice, fun lunch. 17 00:00:54,221 --> 00:00:57,258 Oh, bugger. I've said I'd go on a cheese barge with Siobhan. 18 00:00:57,291 --> 00:00:59,059 You go up and down the canal eating cheeses. 19 00:00:59,092 --> 00:01:00,327 It's very well reviewed. 20 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,096 Oh, o-okay, well, no... no worries. 21 00:01:02,129 --> 00:01:04,098 Sorry. Um, do you wanna come? 22 00:01:04,131 --> 00:01:06,100 Ah, no. I'm fine. 23 00:01:06,133 --> 00:01:08,102 I don't wanna be the gooseberry on a cheese barge. 24 00:01:08,135 --> 00:01:10,037 [chuckles] Well, I'd better get going then. 25 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,039 Um, sorry again about lunch. 26 00:01:12,072 --> 00:01:13,607 No worries. Off you go. 27 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,542 -Go. Go get... Bye. -Ciao. Ciao. 28 00:01:15,575 --> 00:01:16,610 Okay. See ya. 29 00:01:23,216 --> 00:01:26,587 -[sighs] -[line rings] 30 00:01:26,620 --> 00:01:28,589 [automated voice] Please leave a message after the tone. 31 00:01:28,622 --> 00:01:31,492 -[tone beeps] -Hi, Susie's voicemail. 32 00:01:31,525 --> 00:01:35,396 Um, I was just wondering if you fancied a night in London 33 00:01:35,429 --> 00:01:38,599 or lunch or something one weekend. 34 00:01:38,632 --> 00:01:41,468 So, uh, so, yeah, let me know if and when you're free. 35 00:01:43,403 --> 00:01:46,273 Sending loads of love. [chuckles] Speak soon. 36 00:01:46,306 --> 00:01:47,808 Oh, it's Ally, by the way. I should have led with that. 37 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:49,610 -[chuckles] -[tone beeps] 38 00:01:49,643 --> 00:01:51,011 [automated voice] To rerecord your message, press... 39 00:01:52,145 --> 00:01:53,013 [cellphone clatters] 40 00:02:09,329 --> 00:02:11,365 Ally. 41 00:02:11,398 --> 00:02:14,368 -[gasps] Oh, my God! Evelyn. Hi! -How are you? 42 00:02:14,401 --> 00:02:16,136 [laughs] I am fine. Are you fine? 43 00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:18,505 I... I'm really fine. Um, look, there's somewhere 44 00:02:18,538 --> 00:02:19,807 I actually have to be in the next five minutes, 45 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:21,208 -but-- -Me, too. Absolutely. 46 00:02:21,241 --> 00:02:22,443 -Give me your phone. -Oh. 47 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:23,744 And I'll give you my new number. 48 00:02:23,777 --> 00:02:25,579 -We must meet up. -Yeah, we must. 49 00:02:25,612 --> 00:02:28,249 I know people always say that, but I... I actually mean it. 50 00:02:28,282 --> 00:02:30,184 And we can drink now 'cause our kids are 18, 51 00:02:30,217 --> 00:02:33,120 and no one's breastfeeding, hopefully. [laughs] 52 00:02:33,153 --> 00:02:35,456 -God, it's been ages. -What, like, years and years. 53 00:02:35,489 --> 00:02:38,525 Yeah. Oh, should I dig out Shiloh and, um, Bexy's number, 54 00:02:38,558 --> 00:02:40,461 and we can have a full-on reunion? 55 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:43,130 -Yeah, that--sure. Great. -Yeah! 56 00:02:43,163 --> 00:02:44,565 -Ally, it's so good to see you. -So good to see you. 57 00:02:44,598 --> 00:02:46,133 -I gotta fly. -No, you go, go, go, go. 58 00:02:46,166 --> 00:02:47,268 -No... Okay. -No, you're fine, yeah. 59 00:02:47,301 --> 00:02:48,568 -Bye. -Yeah, yeah, yeah. Bye. 60 00:02:58,111 --> 00:03:00,747 [Milk & Sugar's "Hi-A Ma (Pata Pata)" playing] 61 00:03:10,824 --> 00:03:11,758 Oh, shit. 62 00:03:25,839 --> 00:03:29,576 [song continues playing] 63 00:03:31,712 --> 00:03:34,515 Not fucking bad. 64 00:03:34,548 --> 00:03:36,216 [song continues playing] 65 00:03:41,154 --> 00:03:43,056 [song fades] 66 00:03:44,291 --> 00:03:45,225 Mmm. 67 00:03:46,693 --> 00:03:48,629 Back off those fucking muffins, Worsleys! 68 00:03:48,662 --> 00:03:51,131 Yeah, yes, I know, it's like what I was saying... 69 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:53,133 Can we leave those? Yes. 70 00:03:53,166 --> 00:03:54,034 [Ava] Mm-hmm. 71 00:03:57,404 --> 00:03:59,039 What are you doing? 72 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:01,208 You've never cleaned that before. 73 00:04:01,241 --> 00:04:05,579 Which is why I am now giving it the deep clean it deserves. 74 00:04:05,612 --> 00:04:07,248 You don't need to deep clean the house. 75 00:04:07,281 --> 00:04:08,682 You've literally never done that. 76 00:04:08,715 --> 00:04:11,452 This is crazy cleaning, like in a documentary. 77 00:04:11,485 --> 00:04:13,153 Oh, shit, that's rank. Look. 78 00:04:13,186 --> 00:04:15,222 They're not gonna peer inside the kettle. 79 00:04:15,255 --> 00:04:16,724 God, I've really neglected this kettle. 80 00:04:16,757 --> 00:04:18,792 -[clacking] -Mum, stop cleaning. 81 00:04:18,825 --> 00:04:20,427 It's freaking me out. 82 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:24,331 Apart from saying hi to Evelyn for two seconds, 83 00:04:24,364 --> 00:04:27,301 I haven't seen these women for 17 years. 84 00:04:27,334 --> 00:04:29,169 I want to impress them. 85 00:04:29,202 --> 00:04:32,206 They'll be impressed by your charisma, not your kettle. 86 00:04:32,239 --> 00:04:34,508 No arseholes. 87 00:04:34,541 --> 00:04:36,744 -What? -Well, usually there's 88 00:04:36,777 --> 00:04:39,113 an arsehole with a group of friends, but not with this lot. 89 00:04:39,146 --> 00:04:42,616 There were 10 of us all pregnant at the same time. 90 00:04:42,649 --> 00:04:45,753 Only four of us got on, so we used to meet up 91 00:04:45,786 --> 00:04:47,554 and cry together about breastfeeding 92 00:04:47,587 --> 00:04:49,189 and eat loads of sugar. 93 00:04:49,222 --> 00:04:50,791 Why aren't you still friends with them now, then? 94 00:04:50,824 --> 00:04:53,327 We just stopped seeing each other. It all got too busy. 95 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:57,164 But anyway, my... my point is, is that I can't go into my 50s 96 00:04:57,197 --> 00:04:59,099 with Darren as my only friend. 97 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:01,201 And even he stood me up the other day, 98 00:05:01,234 --> 00:05:03,671 and Darren's never stood me up before. 99 00:05:03,704 --> 00:05:07,408 I mean, Darren's meant to be a permanent fixture. 100 00:05:07,441 --> 00:05:10,077 Darren is the Hootenanny. 101 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:12,546 Oh, fuck! This is sheer hell. 102 00:05:12,579 --> 00:05:14,815 I am never doing this again. Ahh. 103 00:05:14,848 --> 00:05:16,317 You've got Susie, Mum. Reading isn't that far. 104 00:05:16,350 --> 00:05:18,052 Yeah, I know, I know, I know. 105 00:05:18,085 --> 00:05:21,255 I will make the effort to go to Reading at some point. 106 00:05:21,288 --> 00:05:23,590 -[knock on door] -[Paul] Aves, you ready to go? 107 00:05:24,191 --> 00:05:26,126 What's happening? Ally, are you still being weird? 108 00:05:27,728 --> 00:05:29,296 Did you ever meet Mum's gang? 109 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:31,799 We weren't a gang. We didn't shoot rival mums. 110 00:05:31,832 --> 00:05:34,068 No, I can barely remember them, to be honest. 111 00:05:34,101 --> 00:05:35,502 You met them a few times. We had that lovely picnic 112 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:36,736 at Regents Park. 113 00:05:37,404 --> 00:05:39,339 If you guys wanna help, you're very welcome to. 114 00:05:42,743 --> 00:05:43,710 [sighs] I've got a cramp. 115 00:05:45,145 --> 00:05:47,681 No. Mmm... 116 00:05:47,714 --> 00:05:49,316 Hey, what do you think? 117 00:05:49,349 --> 00:05:50,550 I still think it needs something. 118 00:05:52,419 --> 00:05:53,487 Hmm. 119 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:54,554 A tablecloth? 120 00:05:54,821 --> 00:05:56,290 A tablecloth? 121 00:05:56,323 --> 00:05:58,125 Maya's family always have a tablecloth. 122 00:05:58,158 --> 00:05:59,727 -Do they? -Yeah. 123 00:05:59,760 --> 00:06:01,629 I mean... [exhales] 124 00:06:01,662 --> 00:06:03,464 I'm not being an evangelist for tablecloths-- 125 00:06:03,497 --> 00:06:06,400 No, no, no, no, no, no. Let's go look at some tablecloths, then. 126 00:06:06,433 --> 00:06:07,768 -What, together? -Yeah. I don't know 127 00:06:07,801 --> 00:06:09,770 what I'm looking for. You're the tablecloth guy. 128 00:06:09,803 --> 00:06:12,339 -[music plays over loudspeaker] -These are all too fussy. 129 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,308 It's like putting knickers on a table. 130 00:06:14,341 --> 00:06:16,076 -That one's quite plain. -Plain is good. 131 00:06:16,109 --> 00:06:17,110 I want my muffins to shine. 132 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:20,114 Can you get me one of those? 133 00:06:20,147 --> 00:06:21,081 Thank you. 134 00:06:22,549 --> 00:06:24,751 [gasps] Oh, what's that? I like that. 135 00:06:25,852 --> 00:06:28,589 -Thank you. -Cheers. 136 00:06:28,622 --> 00:06:30,057 -Thanks. -[sighs] 137 00:06:30,090 --> 00:06:31,625 Um, you won't be embarrassed of me, 138 00:06:31,658 --> 00:06:33,527 the 18-year-old baby daddy? 139 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,262 No, never. 140 00:06:35,295 --> 00:06:36,797 Just that it might make you look like a, um-- 141 00:06:36,830 --> 00:06:39,800 -Like what? Like a shit mum? -No, I wasn't gonna say that. 142 00:06:39,833 --> 00:06:42,036 Well... [scoffs] it might. 143 00:06:42,069 --> 00:06:43,571 [scoffs] No, 'cause I'm not a shit mum, and anyway, 144 00:06:43,604 --> 00:06:45,773 they're not like that. That's the point. 145 00:06:45,806 --> 00:06:48,475 -"There are no arseholes." -No arseholes. 146 00:06:49,243 --> 00:06:53,180 So, uh, how long are you with us again? 147 00:06:53,213 --> 00:06:54,815 -Uh, just for one more night. -Right. 148 00:06:54,848 --> 00:06:58,185 Yeah. Maya's cousins go back up to Glasgow tomorrow, I think, 149 00:06:58,218 --> 00:07:00,220 so we get our bedroom back. 150 00:07:00,253 --> 00:07:02,790 But I just, I really like being back in my old room 151 00:07:02,823 --> 00:07:05,492 with my D&D all set up and the house just all quiet. 152 00:07:05,525 --> 00:07:09,163 Mm. Well, there's gonna be four women cackling away 153 00:07:09,196 --> 00:07:10,764 in the house today, so... 154 00:07:10,797 --> 00:07:13,233 -Cackling, Mum? -Yeah. 155 00:07:13,266 --> 00:07:15,569 [scoffs] I've never, ever heard you cackle. 156 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:16,804 I... I am a cackler. 157 00:07:16,837 --> 00:07:19,173 -You're not a cackler. -I am. 158 00:07:19,206 --> 00:07:20,741 Especially with these girls. 159 00:07:20,774 --> 00:07:22,509 Maybe I'll go and get that pint with Gaz 160 00:07:22,542 --> 00:07:26,447 -he keeps bothering me about. -Gaz? Really? What, Cokey Gaz? 161 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,349 He's a dick, Luke. We don't like him. 162 00:07:28,382 --> 00:07:29,783 Well, no, he's off the coke now. 163 00:07:30,551 --> 00:07:33,353 But he is... he's still a dick, so I'll just... stay in. 164 00:07:34,588 --> 00:07:36,357 [exhales] 165 00:07:36,390 --> 00:07:38,592 Well, I guess one harmless pint in the afternoon 166 00:07:38,625 --> 00:07:39,827 -would be fine, wouldn't it? -[elevator bell dings] 167 00:07:39,860 --> 00:07:41,761 [elevator door opens] 168 00:07:48,635 --> 00:07:49,569 [sighs] 169 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:52,573 [indistinct conversation] 170 00:07:52,606 --> 00:07:54,341 -Hi! -Hi! 171 00:07:54,374 --> 00:07:57,043 Two at once! Instant party! Come in, come in. [laughs] 172 00:07:59,146 --> 00:08:01,615 Bloody hell, it's gorgeous. 173 00:08:01,648 --> 00:08:04,084 Many, many, many stairs, and glass. 174 00:08:04,117 --> 00:08:06,587 So much glass and far too many sofas. 175 00:08:06,620 --> 00:08:09,189 No one needs that many sofas. Stop talking, Ally. [laughs] 176 00:08:09,222 --> 00:08:11,125 [gasps] I don't know why you didn't ever come here. 177 00:08:11,158 --> 00:08:14,194 Oh, Evelyn came, and you went to hers once, right? 178 00:08:14,227 --> 00:08:16,063 Oh. Oh, yes, that's right, yeah. 179 00:08:16,096 --> 00:08:17,398 Yeah. 180 00:08:17,431 --> 00:08:19,133 [laughter] 181 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:21,068 I walked out of the house one night 182 00:08:21,101 --> 00:08:22,503 and checked straight into a Travelodge... 183 00:08:22,536 --> 00:08:25,105 -[laughs] -...and ate cheese on the floor 184 00:08:25,138 --> 00:08:27,041 in front of the telly for two days. 185 00:08:27,074 --> 00:08:28,475 -[laughter continues] -Shit. 186 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:30,744 -Did you feel angry? -Oh, I felt mad, Bexy, 187 00:08:30,777 --> 00:08:32,780 like mad as shit. 188 00:08:32,813 --> 00:08:36,050 I slid down a wall once, you know, like... 189 00:08:36,083 --> 00:08:37,718 You know how people do that in films? 190 00:08:37,751 --> 00:08:39,753 -[laughing] Yes. -Like... Like Bette Davis. 191 00:08:39,786 --> 00:08:42,189 Ah, I can't even remember why. 192 00:08:42,222 --> 00:08:44,592 -[laughter] -Well, I was 39. 193 00:08:44,625 --> 00:08:46,760 30-fucking-nine? 194 00:08:46,793 --> 00:08:49,229 Oh, my God, that's so fucking unfair. 195 00:08:49,262 --> 00:08:51,065 -Yeah. -I thought I was young. 196 00:08:51,098 --> 00:08:52,132 Fuck the menopause. 197 00:08:52,165 --> 00:08:53,767 [laughter] 198 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,204 Oh, this is what I've missed, us just being like this. 199 00:08:57,237 --> 00:08:59,473 I love it so much. Right, I wanna know about your kids. 200 00:08:59,506 --> 00:09:01,308 Tell me everything. 201 00:09:01,341 --> 00:09:04,178 But first, would you like to have some wine? 202 00:09:04,211 --> 00:09:06,080 Oh, no, thank you. It's a bit early. 203 00:09:06,113 --> 00:09:07,314 Cup of tea would be nice, though. 204 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:09,416 Sure. Um, Shiloh, wine? 205 00:09:10,117 --> 00:09:12,253 Um... Ooh. Tea for me too, please. 206 00:09:12,286 --> 00:09:13,621 [chuckles] 207 00:09:13,654 --> 00:09:15,623 You've gone to so much effort. 208 00:09:15,656 --> 00:09:17,458 A tablecloth. It's very posh. 209 00:09:17,491 --> 00:09:20,227 I don't think I've ever owned a tablecloth. [laughs] 210 00:09:20,260 --> 00:09:22,663 Oh, no, I haven't gone to any effort. 211 00:09:22,696 --> 00:09:25,599 -This--We always eat like this. -[song continues playing] 212 00:09:25,632 --> 00:09:26,800 I've gone to so much fucking effort! 213 00:09:26,833 --> 00:09:29,036 -[laughter] -We never eat like this, 214 00:09:29,069 --> 00:09:30,471 and I bought that tablecloth this morning. [laughs] 215 00:09:30,504 --> 00:09:32,339 I just wanted you to think that I was amazing. 216 00:09:32,372 --> 00:09:33,741 Well, you are amazing. 217 00:09:33,774 --> 00:09:35,209 I've always thought you were amazing. 218 00:09:35,242 --> 00:09:36,510 I mean, you always made us... 219 00:09:36,543 --> 00:09:39,079 well, I can't speak for you, Rebekah, 220 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:40,781 but you've always made me laugh. 221 00:09:40,814 --> 00:09:43,183 You're Rebekah now? You're not Bexy anymore? 222 00:09:43,216 --> 00:09:46,654 No. No one wants to be a five-foot, 50-year-old Bexy. 223 00:09:46,687 --> 00:09:47,755 -[chuckles] -[doorbell rings] 224 00:09:47,788 --> 00:09:49,623 Ooh! Evelyn. 225 00:09:50,824 --> 00:09:52,593 -Hi! -Hello again! 226 00:09:52,626 --> 00:09:54,128 Oh! 227 00:09:54,161 --> 00:09:57,331 The reunion's happening. Come and see everyone. 228 00:09:57,364 --> 00:09:59,266 When did you last see, um, Bex-- Re-- 229 00:09:59,299 --> 00:10:01,335 Sorry. Rebekah and Shiloh? 230 00:10:01,368 --> 00:10:03,103 Oh, I couldn't... I couldn't honestly... 231 00:10:03,136 --> 00:10:05,039 And look, they're... they're here. 232 00:10:05,072 --> 00:10:07,574 -Put your stuff there. -Okay. 233 00:10:14,748 --> 00:10:17,150 [indistinct conversation] 234 00:10:17,618 --> 00:10:21,522 Here we are. Do feel free to try a muffin. [chuckles] 235 00:10:21,555 --> 00:10:23,357 So, tell me about the kids. 236 00:10:23,390 --> 00:10:25,492 Well, I never see Gem. 237 00:10:25,525 --> 00:10:28,762 He's always, always out. You know, comes in at 6 a.m., 238 00:10:28,795 --> 00:10:31,365 and he wants to go everywhere, do everything. 239 00:10:31,398 --> 00:10:33,767 Australia, Thailand, Texas. 240 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,736 -Texas? -Yeah. Austin. 241 00:10:35,769 --> 00:10:39,506 "Austin's buzzing," he says. Like... [scoffs] 242 00:10:39,539 --> 00:10:42,710 He really loves his life, but I do want him to start to focus. 243 00:10:42,743 --> 00:10:46,714 -Like, you know, go to uni. -Yeah, but Shy, he's 18. 244 00:10:46,747 --> 00:10:49,450 They should be doing that stuff. What were we doing at 18? 245 00:10:49,483 --> 00:10:51,218 I'm not gonna tell you what I was doing. 246 00:10:51,251 --> 00:10:53,087 -[laughter] -[Rebekah] Exactly. 247 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,089 -These are the fun years. -[Shiloh] Yeah! 248 00:10:55,122 --> 00:10:57,358 [Rebekah] Make mistakes while they're still at home. 249 00:10:57,391 --> 00:11:00,761 -Ally, have you got any wine? -Lord, yeah. [laughs] 250 00:11:00,794 --> 00:11:02,229 I'm just gonna pop out for a quick rollie, 251 00:11:02,262 --> 00:11:04,497 then I'd love a massive wine. 252 00:11:06,767 --> 00:11:08,469 [footsteps approach] 253 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:11,472 -Here we go. [laughs] -Ah, thank you. 254 00:11:11,505 --> 00:11:14,174 Oh, rollies and wine. You're my kinda gal. 255 00:11:16,109 --> 00:11:20,180 I've never said "gal" before in my whole life. 256 00:11:20,213 --> 00:11:22,216 Ah. It's so weird, all being together again, 257 00:11:22,249 --> 00:11:24,051 but, like, nice weird. 258 00:11:24,084 --> 00:11:26,387 Do you remember when we went to that breastfeeding clinic, 259 00:11:26,420 --> 00:11:27,788 and I got stuck in the loo, 260 00:11:27,821 --> 00:11:31,058 and the lactation consultant had to break me out? 261 00:11:31,091 --> 00:11:33,394 Yeah. Well, sort of. 262 00:11:33,427 --> 00:11:34,795 [laughs] We laughed about it for ages. 263 00:11:34,828 --> 00:11:36,363 Do you know, I thought that was Shiloh. 264 00:11:36,396 --> 00:11:38,598 No, it was me! [chuckles] 265 00:11:39,566 --> 00:11:42,436 -Do you want one? -Oh, God, um, always, but, uh, 266 00:11:42,469 --> 00:11:45,172 I went down a Google hole about smoking on HRT, so... 267 00:11:45,205 --> 00:11:47,575 Oh, yeah. That's why I don't do HRT. 268 00:11:47,608 --> 00:11:49,610 -'Cause I love smoking. -[laughs] 269 00:11:49,643 --> 00:11:52,479 Only joking. No, I am doing it, but I'm doing it naturally, 270 00:11:52,512 --> 00:11:55,316 you know, mushroom tea, seeds, all that crap. 271 00:11:55,349 --> 00:11:58,118 And smoking. God, I'm a massive hypocrite. 272 00:11:58,151 --> 00:12:00,454 [chuckles] I think I would have killed Paul 273 00:12:00,487 --> 00:12:02,489 if I wasn't on HRT. 274 00:12:02,522 --> 00:12:05,659 [exhales] Oh, um, you... you still with Paul, then? 275 00:12:05,692 --> 00:12:07,661 I am, yeah. 276 00:12:07,694 --> 00:12:09,363 Are you... Are you still with Abigail? 277 00:12:09,396 --> 00:12:11,098 -I am. -She's so great. 278 00:12:11,131 --> 00:12:13,801 -She is. -How is she? 279 00:12:13,834 --> 00:12:15,502 [inhales deeply] 280 00:12:15,535 --> 00:12:18,705 Very good, thank you. Yeah. [exhales deeply] 281 00:12:19,339 --> 00:12:23,177 [inhales] I was telling my, um, kids how... 282 00:12:23,210 --> 00:12:24,712 how brilliant you all are, 283 00:12:24,745 --> 00:12:26,647 what a shame it is that we fell out of touch. 284 00:12:26,680 --> 00:12:28,315 Do you know how... you know how in every group 285 00:12:28,348 --> 00:12:31,619 -there's always a-- -[cellphone chiming] 286 00:12:31,652 --> 00:12:33,754 That's Paul. I better... I better take this because 287 00:12:33,787 --> 00:12:35,222 he's with his parents. 288 00:12:35,255 --> 00:12:36,757 Just check everything's all right. 289 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:38,758 -Hi, love. Two secs. -[footsteps depart] 290 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:43,764 [Evelyn] ...just such a total arsehole. 291 00:12:43,797 --> 00:12:46,467 -Who? -My boss. 292 00:12:46,500 --> 00:12:49,737 -My boss is such an arsehole. -Awful person. 293 00:12:49,770 --> 00:12:51,205 Oh, right. Do... Do you know them? 294 00:12:51,238 --> 00:12:54,207 No, no. Just... just from what Shy was saying. 295 00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:56,744 Right. Yeah. 296 00:12:56,777 --> 00:12:58,345 So, you're happy, Ally? 297 00:12:58,378 --> 00:13:01,181 Yeah. I mean... [laughs] 298 00:13:01,214 --> 00:13:02,483 Yeah, I mean, it hasn't always been happy, 299 00:13:02,516 --> 00:13:04,785 and we won't always be happy. 300 00:13:04,818 --> 00:13:06,620 There's always fucking challenges, aren't there? 301 00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:08,355 What... What sort of challenges? 302 00:13:08,388 --> 00:13:10,624 Oh, just the normal stuff. The normal... 303 00:13:10,657 --> 00:13:13,360 every family... stuff. 304 00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:15,195 [door closes in distance] 305 00:13:15,228 --> 00:13:17,498 Oh, that'll be Lukey. Luke. 306 00:13:17,531 --> 00:13:20,267 [raises voice] Hi, love! Uh, we're just upstairs. 307 00:13:20,300 --> 00:13:22,369 Give me a shout if you want anything. 308 00:13:22,402 --> 00:13:24,337 -'Kay! -Oh, is he coming up to say hi? 309 00:13:26,373 --> 00:13:28,041 Luke, come up and say hi! 310 00:13:30,077 --> 00:13:31,579 So many stairs. [laughs] 311 00:13:31,612 --> 00:13:33,046 Here he is. 312 00:13:33,647 --> 00:13:35,516 Uh, this is Luke. 313 00:13:35,549 --> 00:13:37,150 Although you've all met, obviously. 314 00:13:37,684 --> 00:13:38,752 -Hello. -[Rebekah] Hello. 315 00:13:38,785 --> 00:13:40,588 Hi. You're so tall, Luke. 316 00:13:40,621 --> 00:13:42,056 -Am I? -[laughter] 317 00:13:42,089 --> 00:13:44,358 We remember you as a teeny-tiny baba. 318 00:13:44,391 --> 00:13:47,061 -Oh, don't embarrass him. -It's so good to see you. 319 00:13:47,094 --> 00:13:48,228 Yeah, you... you, too. 320 00:13:50,530 --> 00:13:52,299 How was Gaz and the pub? 321 00:13:54,268 --> 00:13:56,604 Uh, yeah, I didn't end up seeing him in the end. 322 00:13:56,637 --> 00:13:59,073 I just, um, just went for a nice stroll in the park. 323 00:13:59,106 --> 00:14:00,674 Okay. 324 00:14:01,175 --> 00:14:03,344 I'll make a cup of tea and go down and play, if that's okay? 325 00:14:03,377 --> 00:14:05,212 Yes, absolutely. Yeah. 326 00:14:05,245 --> 00:14:07,214 Cool. See you all. 327 00:14:07,247 --> 00:14:08,349 -[Shiloh] See you! -[Rebekah] Bye. 328 00:14:08,382 --> 00:14:09,617 -See you then. -Bye. 329 00:14:09,650 --> 00:14:12,653 -Oh, he's adorable. -What a lovely young man. 330 00:14:12,686 --> 00:14:14,755 "A nice stroll in the park." 331 00:14:14,788 --> 00:14:17,358 [chuckles] What's he playing down there? 332 00:14:17,391 --> 00:14:20,026 Uh, PlayStation or D&D. 333 00:14:21,628 --> 00:14:23,096 It's Dungeons & Dragons. 334 00:14:24,631 --> 00:14:28,302 It's like... it's roleplay. 335 00:14:28,335 --> 00:14:29,469 Improvisation with elves. 336 00:14:30,637 --> 00:14:32,606 Like in Stranger Things. 337 00:14:32,639 --> 00:14:34,174 -Oh! -Oh. 338 00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:36,076 [Evelyn] Yes, of course. 339 00:14:36,109 --> 00:14:37,611 [Shiloh] That's really sweet that he still does that. 340 00:14:37,644 --> 00:14:39,213 -[Evelyn] Oh, yeah. -Better that 341 00:14:39,246 --> 00:14:41,482 than growing up too fast. You're very lucky. 342 00:14:41,515 --> 00:14:43,183 It's not that sweet. 343 00:14:43,216 --> 00:14:45,753 I think that lots of 30-year-olds play D&D, too. 344 00:14:45,786 --> 00:14:47,488 Well, at least you know he's safe, 345 00:14:47,521 --> 00:14:51,225 not like Sammy. I wish Sammy was innocent like that still. 346 00:14:51,258 --> 00:14:53,394 My Gem's the same. His social life is crazy. 347 00:14:53,427 --> 00:14:57,030 -Crazy. [chuckles] -What's Luke up to next? 348 00:14:57,731 --> 00:15:00,067 He's down to the last few candidates for a place 349 00:15:00,100 --> 00:15:02,069 on a music production course in Manchester. 350 00:15:02,102 --> 00:15:04,605 It's a very, very prestigious course. 351 00:15:04,638 --> 00:15:07,074 It's life-changing, potentially. 352 00:15:07,107 --> 00:15:08,175 -Wow! -Yeah. 353 00:15:08,208 --> 00:15:09,743 Good for him! 354 00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:11,745 I went to the Adelphi. Manchester. 355 00:15:11,778 --> 00:15:14,114 -Time of my life. -[chuckles] 356 00:15:14,147 --> 00:15:16,050 -Frankie's off to uni. -[Luke] Mum? 357 00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:18,619 Oh! Fucking hell. You made me jump, Luke. [chuckles] 358 00:15:18,652 --> 00:15:20,487 -Yeah? -Can I have a quick word? 359 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,188 Yeah. 360 00:15:24,658 --> 00:15:26,493 -Why are you lying, Mum? -I'm not lying. 361 00:15:26,526 --> 00:15:29,096 -It's true about the course. -"What's Luke up to next?" 362 00:15:29,129 --> 00:15:30,497 I'd have thought "becoming a dad" 363 00:15:30,530 --> 00:15:31,599 would probably be the answer to that one. 364 00:15:31,632 --> 00:15:34,068 I'm sorry. I was trying to-- 365 00:15:34,101 --> 00:15:36,704 Be someone else? Pretend that I'm someone else? 366 00:15:36,737 --> 00:15:41,108 No, no, you're perfect just the way you are. I just... 367 00:15:41,141 --> 00:15:43,444 [sighs] It's me. It's me that's not. I'm so sorry. 368 00:15:43,477 --> 00:15:44,612 I knew you were embarrassed of me. 369 00:15:44,645 --> 00:15:48,749 I'm not, Luke. I'm just a wanker. 370 00:15:48,782 --> 00:15:51,751 I'm a massive, fucking wanker. 371 00:15:56,189 --> 00:15:59,260 Sorry about that. Where were we? 372 00:15:59,293 --> 00:16:01,762 -Um... Frankie and... -Ah, yeah, well, 373 00:16:01,795 --> 00:16:04,431 she's got this hideous boyfriend, Sid. 374 00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:06,500 Oh, he's dreadful. He likes himself 375 00:16:06,533 --> 00:16:08,369 -way more than he likes Frankie. -[laughter] 376 00:16:08,402 --> 00:16:09,636 How do you know that? 377 00:16:12,139 --> 00:16:13,173 Um... 378 00:16:15,242 --> 00:16:16,677 Ally-- 379 00:16:16,710 --> 00:16:18,178 You're still friends, aren't you? 380 00:16:20,380 --> 00:16:22,616 Yes. 381 00:16:22,649 --> 00:16:25,352 [inhales deeply] Yes. I'm gonna have a fucking muffin. 382 00:16:28,288 --> 00:16:30,291 We've been friends since we last saw you. 383 00:16:30,324 --> 00:16:32,092 [mouth full] Right, well, why did you pretend you weren't? 384 00:16:32,125 --> 00:16:34,327 Well, we... we didn't want to. It was just you assumed. 385 00:16:34,761 --> 00:16:36,496 Well, you could have corrected me. 386 00:16:39,700 --> 00:16:41,768 Uh, excuse me, you two. Hello. Pipe up, please. 387 00:16:43,370 --> 00:16:45,105 I'm so sorry, Ally. 388 00:16:45,138 --> 00:16:48,375 [chuckles] Have you really been friends the entire time? 389 00:16:50,377 --> 00:16:53,747 -Fucking hell. -You weren't on Facebook. 390 00:16:53,780 --> 00:16:55,683 I'm still not on Facebook. Is that why we're not friends? 391 00:16:55,716 --> 00:16:57,084 'Cause I'm not on fucking Facebook? 392 00:16:57,117 --> 00:16:59,086 No. That... [sighs] 393 00:16:59,119 --> 00:17:00,453 So, how often do you meet up? 394 00:17:02,522 --> 00:17:04,591 Oh, fine. Leave this all to me. Yeah, cheers, girls. 395 00:17:06,126 --> 00:17:07,394 Look, we used to meet up every week, 396 00:17:07,427 --> 00:17:09,296 but now it's just every few months. 397 00:17:09,329 --> 00:17:12,433 But, look, it was so good to bump into you. 398 00:17:12,466 --> 00:17:13,667 But it was clear that you thought 399 00:17:13,700 --> 00:17:15,469 that we weren't all still in touch. 400 00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:17,404 But why did you bother coming? 401 00:17:17,437 --> 00:17:18,572 You could have said you were busy. 402 00:17:21,775 --> 00:17:23,643 -Oh, my God. -What is it? 403 00:17:25,646 --> 00:17:27,681 I am... the arsehole. 404 00:17:27,714 --> 00:17:29,350 What? 405 00:17:29,383 --> 00:17:30,684 I'm the arsehole. That's why there isn't 406 00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:33,087 an arsehole in the group, because I'm her. 407 00:17:33,120 --> 00:17:36,490 You're not an arsehole, Ally. We really wanted to see you, 408 00:17:36,523 --> 00:17:38,525 and we planned to tell you that we were still friends, 409 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:40,694 but... it just seemed... 410 00:17:40,727 --> 00:17:43,364 I don't know... [sighs] so mean. 411 00:17:43,397 --> 00:17:45,766 It's a bit mean to come to my house and lie to me. 412 00:17:45,799 --> 00:17:47,167 That's mean. 413 00:17:48,235 --> 00:17:50,337 -It is. -It is. 414 00:17:50,370 --> 00:17:51,504 It really is. 415 00:17:53,173 --> 00:17:54,774 So, why did you stop inviting me to things? 416 00:17:59,780 --> 00:18:01,515 You're lovely, Ally. 417 00:18:01,548 --> 00:18:04,351 [voice breaking] Why did you stop inviting me to things? 418 00:18:04,384 --> 00:18:06,453 -Let's just say it. -Just say what?! 419 00:18:08,388 --> 00:18:10,491 So, this is the picnic that you're talking about? [exhales] 420 00:18:10,524 --> 00:18:13,294 Yeah. We were all hanging out in Regents Park. 421 00:18:13,327 --> 00:18:14,695 Really sunny day. 422 00:18:14,728 --> 00:18:16,764 Yeah, I remember. It was a beautiful day. 423 00:18:16,797 --> 00:18:19,366 Paul and my David went to watch the bubble man 424 00:18:19,399 --> 00:18:21,135 with the big wand thing. 425 00:18:21,168 --> 00:18:22,236 Paul had put some money in the hat, 426 00:18:22,269 --> 00:18:24,338 but the bubble man said, "Sorry, no more bubbles." 427 00:18:24,371 --> 00:18:25,773 Right. 428 00:18:25,806 --> 00:18:29,076 But Paul said he'd paid for bubbles. 429 00:18:29,109 --> 00:18:30,744 But the bubble man insisted 430 00:18:30,777 --> 00:18:32,546 and said he'd give Paul the money back. 431 00:18:32,579 --> 00:18:36,383 -David was mortified. -And then... Paul... 432 00:18:36,416 --> 00:18:39,352 [inhales sharply] called the bubble man a cunt. 433 00:18:40,554 --> 00:18:42,356 Right, but was he one? 434 00:18:42,389 --> 00:18:44,224 Well, he actually called him a bubble cunt. 435 00:18:44,525 --> 00:18:45,793 I mean, I thought it was quite funny. 436 00:18:45,826 --> 00:18:47,528 But, it was Abigail. She-- 437 00:18:47,561 --> 00:18:50,397 Ally, they were holding our babies. 438 00:18:50,430 --> 00:18:53,133 So? They didn't understand, did they? 439 00:18:53,166 --> 00:18:54,668 And it sounds like the bubble guy was being a cunt. 440 00:18:54,701 --> 00:18:56,203 If someone's paid for bubbles, then give them 441 00:18:56,236 --> 00:18:58,339 some fucking bubbles. It's not hard. 442 00:18:58,372 --> 00:19:01,208 The point is, Paul said it often. 443 00:19:01,241 --> 00:19:05,145 He was always swearing or shouting, raging away. 444 00:19:05,178 --> 00:19:08,616 We just found it a bit much. He... 445 00:19:08,649 --> 00:19:10,150 He was a bit much. 446 00:19:10,183 --> 00:19:13,253 Right. But it was only one time. 447 00:19:14,588 --> 00:19:16,223 There were some other times, Ally. 448 00:19:21,128 --> 00:19:22,395 But you like me? 449 00:19:24,264 --> 00:19:25,566 We thought if we'd came, 450 00:19:25,599 --> 00:19:28,202 maybe you'd have split up, or he'd changed. 451 00:19:28,235 --> 00:19:30,471 Oh, we did almost split up, actually. 452 00:19:30,504 --> 00:19:32,806 And he can be an arsehole, but so can I. 453 00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:36,076 He's al-- He's also... He's a fucking wonderful person, 454 00:19:36,109 --> 00:19:37,378 and he doesn't shout that much anymore. 455 00:19:37,411 --> 00:19:39,079 [sighs] 456 00:19:39,112 --> 00:19:41,081 God, he's my best... he's my best mate. 457 00:19:41,114 --> 00:19:43,651 And it's not like I'm Kate fucking Middleton, is it? 458 00:19:43,684 --> 00:19:45,419 You have said "fuck" about 60 times. 459 00:19:45,452 --> 00:19:47,221 [Evelyn] It's not about swearing. 460 00:19:47,254 --> 00:19:49,490 I remember Paul didn't seem to like us much either. 461 00:19:49,523 --> 00:19:51,091 That's just a thing that he does. 462 00:19:51,124 --> 00:19:53,627 [sighs] Well, I'm gutted. 463 00:19:53,660 --> 00:19:55,763 I'm gutted, too. All these years, 464 00:19:55,796 --> 00:19:57,498 I could have been making you shit muffins. 465 00:19:57,531 --> 00:19:59,433 Fuck it. Come on. Let's just start again, 466 00:19:59,466 --> 00:20:01,201 pick up from where we left off. 467 00:20:01,234 --> 00:20:04,204 That's nice of you. It is, but I... 468 00:20:04,237 --> 00:20:06,507 I can't pretend that Paul doesn't exist, because he does, 469 00:20:06,540 --> 00:20:08,809 and he will probably say "cunt" in front of a baby again 470 00:20:08,842 --> 00:20:12,079 because he loves the word "cunt." 471 00:20:12,112 --> 00:20:14,548 And maybe even Luke's baby... 472 00:20:14,581 --> 00:20:18,318 [raises voice] because Luke is having a baby. 473 00:20:19,786 --> 00:20:21,655 Yeah, I've been talking shit all day, too. 474 00:20:21,688 --> 00:20:23,424 That's what Luke is up to next. 475 00:20:23,457 --> 00:20:26,393 He is becoming an 18-year-old dad. 476 00:20:26,426 --> 00:20:27,695 He doesn't live here anymore. 477 00:20:27,728 --> 00:20:29,763 He just comes back to chill out 478 00:20:29,796 --> 00:20:31,632 and be a Dungeon Master. 479 00:20:31,665 --> 00:20:33,834 So, we've all been lying. 480 00:20:33,867 --> 00:20:36,336 [clicks tongue] But I've been the best at it. 481 00:20:52,252 --> 00:20:54,822 Let's do this again. I mean, not exactly this, 482 00:20:54,855 --> 00:20:56,523 but let's not leave it so long. 483 00:20:56,556 --> 00:20:58,392 Yeah. Okay. See ya. 484 00:20:58,425 --> 00:21:00,126 -Okay. Bye, Ally. -Bye. 485 00:21:06,199 --> 00:21:08,201 [under breath] Yeah, he can be an arsehole. 486 00:21:09,670 --> 00:21:11,771 But I love my arsehole! 487 00:21:21,515 --> 00:21:23,250 [under breath] Sorry, kids. 488 00:21:37,130 --> 00:21:38,666 -[mouth full] No, I didn't. -Yeah, you did. 489 00:21:38,699 --> 00:21:40,634 When I was really little. 490 00:21:40,667 --> 00:21:42,336 I'm pretty sure it was only last year. 491 00:21:42,369 --> 00:21:44,104 -Oh, ha ha. [laughs] -[laughs] 492 00:21:44,137 --> 00:21:47,607 [Luke and Ava continue conversation indistinctly] 493 00:21:49,376 --> 00:21:50,811 -Hey, hon. -Hey. 494 00:21:50,844 --> 00:21:53,647 [inhales deeply] What you looking at? 495 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,416 Houses. We're moving to Reading. 496 00:21:55,449 --> 00:21:57,217 -[scoffs] Reading? -Mm-hmm. 497 00:21:57,250 --> 00:22:00,821 Right. But you... you know Susie's not staying in Reading. 498 00:22:00,854 --> 00:22:02,489 -She's coming back. -But she can't come back yet. 499 00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:04,257 She can't just up and leave her parish, Paul. 500 00:22:05,025 --> 00:22:08,228 Okay, so we're... we're temporarily moving to Reading? 501 00:22:08,261 --> 00:22:11,064 Yes. No. I don't know. 502 00:22:12,199 --> 00:22:15,702 Would... Would you like me to drive you to Reading tomorrow? 503 00:22:16,003 --> 00:22:17,605 Yes, please. 504 00:22:17,638 --> 00:22:21,208 -Or you could even drive. -I could. 505 00:22:21,241 --> 00:22:23,477 [Ava] It's 26 minutes from Paddington to Reading, Mum. 506 00:22:23,510 --> 00:22:25,212 -I just looked. -There you go. 507 00:22:25,245 --> 00:22:28,315 -Thank you. -[sighs deeply] 508 00:22:31,251 --> 00:22:32,653 I'm gonna get another one of your muffins. 509 00:22:32,686 --> 00:22:34,187 They're fucking incredible. 510 00:22:38,859 --> 00:22:40,527 -Having another one? -[Paul] I'm coming in again. 511 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:42,229 -[Ava] He's having another one. -[Paul] All right. 512 00:22:42,262 --> 00:22:43,397 [inhales and exhales deeply] 513 00:22:43,430 --> 00:22:45,465 [under breath] Fucking arsehole.